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These old iron mines were in use from about 1730 to 1889 and supplied ore for Solitude (Union) Forge, where the ore was made into cannonballs for use by the Revolutionary Army. Ownership passed from William Allen and Joseph Turner from 1742 to 1778, to Robert Taylor and his family from 1778 to 1863, to Thomas Iron Company from 1863 to 1872, and to Taylor Iron Works from 1872 to 1889.
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High Bridge, New Jersey · United States
